Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Yutaje Ocotea

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ocotea yutajensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yutaje Ocotea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ocotea
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ocotea yutajensis

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yutaje Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yutaje Ocotea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Yutaje Ocotea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela.